Three Tomatoes Celebrates 25 Years of Being Part of the Lebanon Community

Nov 17, 2015 01:28PM
● By Kirsten Gehlbach

Three Tomatoes Trattoria will host a celebration of 25 years of being part of the Lebanon community. On November 19, 1990, what was
then called Sweet Tomatoes Trattoria opened on the corner of the Lebanon Green
for members of the community to meet up and enjoy delicious, authentic trattoria-style
food. A quarter of a century later, the mission continues—“ to be a gathering
place where the comfort and warmth of good food always beckons.” Three Tomatoes
has been a member of Slow Food International since
1992, sharing their philosophy of sustainable agriculture and the civilization
of the table. They have been dedicated to preparing food from the freshest
ingredients and purchasing ingredients locally whenever possible.

Robert Meyers, owner of Three Tomatoes Trattoria, says
he enjoys the restaurant’s “heart of the community location.” He adds that some
of his favorite things about the Green are people relaxing in the sunshine, the
awesome and expanding Lebanon Farmers’ Market, and excited people heading to
the arts at AVA Gallery and Art Center (Alliance for the Visual Arts) and
performances at the Lebanon Opera House.

To celebrate this 25th anniversary, Three Tomatoes
will host a Beer, Wine & Food Tasting on November 19 from 5 to 7pm and will
offer a gift-card celebration, “25 years = 25% more.” Customers receive $625 in
gift cards for a $500 purchase of gift cards. Three Tomatoes will donate a
portion of the gift card sales to local community-based nonprofit
organizations. This gift-card celebration offer runs through December 24, 2015.

Supporting local nonprofits and sourcing ingredients
locally are long-standing traditions at Three Tomatoes. Through their
Sustainable Communities project, they regularly donate a portion of their sales
to a local community nonprofit—part of their goal to be active in the local
community.

When speaking about the relationship between Three
Tomatoes and the community, Robert says, “The one word that says it best is
‘family’—being a lively part of a rich soup of organizations, businesses, and
individuals, in what we believe is a special part of America. Being part of the
foundation of a generation of change in our area and deeply gratified to have
provided dinner tables for discussions and occasions of many, many kinds.”